Welsh Gazette and West Wales Advertiser

LLANDDEWI BREFI. The School.—The sanitary condition of the school premises was again discussed at the Rural Council and at the District Edu- cation Committee on Tuesday last. It is ex- pected that a supply of water will now be soon provided.

BOW STREET. Lecture.—On Tuesday evening a lecture on "Edward Matthews" was delivered by the Rev. Phillip Jones, LIanelly. at the Garn Chapel. Mr. W. Morgan occupied the chair.

SALEM, BOW STREET. Lecture—A lecture was given at the Con- gregational Chapel, on Friday night by the Rev! J. J. Williams, .Pentre Rhondda, on "Williams," PantycelyM." In the absence of the appointed chairman, the chair was taken by Mr. James Williams, Queensville, Aber- ystwyth. There was I good attendance, the chapel being full. The lecturer delivered the lecture free because his father was born in the place. The proceeds went towards, defraying the expense of painting and re- novating a part of the chapel which went on fire some time ago.

TALYBONT. Congregationalism.—The bi-monthly meet- ing of the North Cardiganshire Congrega- tional churches was held at Sion, Ceulan, on Thursday last, when sermons were delivered by the Revs. Dd. Jones, Llanbadarn; R. E. Jones, Talybont; Griffith Parry, Llanbadarn, and Job Miles, Aberystwyth. The meetings were presided over by the Rev. John Davies, pastor. The next meeting will ,be held at Co mm inscoch.

LLANBADARN FAWR. I.O.G.T.—The Li .i bp.darn Lodge Qf Good Templars held its meeting at Soar Chapel Schoolroom on Friday night last when several new members were enrolled. A short programme was gone through, the follow- ing taking part:—Recitation by Miss Annie Mary Thomas solo by David Stanley Thomas, also solo by Miss Elsie Ellis. An open com- petition for the most correct reading of a portion of the Scriptures was held. The adjudicator being Miss Annie Thomas, Waun. The first prize was given to David Stanley Thomas; second, Evan Idwal Caine. An enjoyable evening was spent.

NEW QUAY. Local Will.—Mr. Evan Evans, of Morfa Gwyn. New Quay, who died on September loth, left estate of the gross value of £ 1,140, with net personalty £ 133. and probate has been granted to his brother, Mr. Francis Evans, of Raymond. New Quay, farmer. Tile testator left his estate upon trust for his wife during her widowhood, and. sub- ject to her interest, he left the residue of his estate upon trust for his daughter Mary Hilda and her issue, and in the event of the failure of issue then as to one moiety to his brother Francis, one-fourth to his sister, Eliza Hudson, and one-eighth each to his nephew and niece David Davies and Mary Davies.

BORTH. Only a Rumour.—There is no foundation to the rumour that Borth is to be included in the extension of the borough of Aber- ystwyth. Literary Society.—It is anticipated that a. literary and debating society will be formed here during the winter months. Thanksgiving Services.—The annual har- vest festival at the Bow Street and Borth Congregation?l Chapels were held on Thurs- day at the former place, and on Friday at the latter. The special preacher was the Rev. W. Rheidol Roberts. Abersoch. Early Clos;nv.-Dui-ing the winter months shops will close at eight o'clock every night, and at one o'clock on Wednesday afternoons.

PEN-Y-PARKE. A Harvest Thanksgiving Service was held at the New Mission Room, on Wednesday aight week. The service was largely attended and was fully choral. An appropriate ser- mon was nrsached bv the Rev. T. D. Thomas, Llangorwen, on the words God is Love. The room was artistically decorated for the occasion by Miss Morgan, Mrs. J. John Jenkins Mrs. J. Jones, Mrs J. Dav- ies, and Miss Patti Roberts. Gifts of fruit and flowers. vegetables, etc., had been con- tributed by Mrs. Powell, Nanteos; Mrs. Powell, Rhydyferian; Mrs. Parry, Glan- paith; Mrs Jones, Aberllolwyn: Miss Dav- ies, Y Glyn; Mrs. Stephen Jones, Peny- graig; Mrs. Mavberry, Glanarian; Mr. Diver, South Gate: Miss Thompson, Llan- badarn; Mrs. Evan James Jones, Pont- lolwyn; Mrs. J. Davies, Mr. Jones Crug- iau; Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Pateman. Mr. A. Pate man presided at the organ.

PENLLWYN. Evening Continuation School—This school has been started for the winter, and meets every Monday and Wednesday evenings. The subjects taught are reading, composition and arithmetic. The instructor is Mr. R. Adams. It is hoped that the young people will appreciate this opportunity this year again as they have done in the past. Literary Society.—The opening meeting of this Society was held on Friday evening last when a lecture was delivered by Mr. D. Samuel, M.A., Aberystwyth on "Drych y Prif Oesoedd. The chair was occupied by the Hey. D. Morgan. The lecture proved interesting and edifying, and was greatly j appreciated by the audience. A hearty vote of thanks was accorded the lecturer, pro- posed by Mr. J. Morris and seconded by Mr. R. Adams. The Society's officials for the session are:—President, Mr. A. J. Pierce vice-presidents, Miss Jennie Jones. A.L.C.M. Messrs 0 Morgan and D O. Morris, B.A.; secretaries, Miss Miriam Vaughan and Mr T. E. James; treasurer, Mr. E. Vaughan; executive Misses G. J. Adams, L Blackwell, M James, Getta Jones, M E. Parry. Messrs J. Edwards, R. W. Lewis, H A. Price, and J L Rees. The subject for debate at the next meeting will be "That the Press has greater influence than the Pulpit," the af- firmative being taken by Mr I. R. Lewis, and the negative by Miss J. Jones.

LLANGYFELAGH. Fashionable Wedding.—A pretty wedding was solerimised at Llangyfelach Parish Church on the 19th inst., the parties being Miss Ethel 31. Johns, only daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Johns, Llwyndomen, and Mr. Trevor Ll. Mort, M.E., manager of Penygraig Colliery, son of Mr and Mrs Mort. Underhill. The bride, who was given away by her brother, Mr. W. Glasbrook Johns looked charming in a braided cos- tume of white cloth, with a black picture bat trimmed with ostrich feathers. She ciVd^ bouquet of lilies of the valley, roses and white heather, the gift of the •bridegroom. Her only attendant was Miss Harriet Mort (sister of the bridegroom), who was beautifully dressed in a pale grey crown trimmed with mauve passementaire, with a black picture hat and carnoo a bouquet of pink carnations, the gift of the bridegroom. Mr. Matthew Thomas, Dor- glwyd (cousin of bridegroom) acted as best man. The marriage ceremony was per- formed by the Rev. E. A. Davies, Vicar of Dlanwinio, assisted by the Rev. D. Wil- liams Vicar of the parish. The Rev. Griffith Jones, curate-in-charge of the Parish Church, was unavoidably absent. The church had been beautifully decorated for the occasion by the lady members of the church. The organ was presided over by Miss Sarah Rees. Mynyddbach. After the ceremony the reception was held at L vyn- domen, the bride's home, where oniy the immediate relatives and friends met, owing to the recent illness of the bridegroom s mother. Mr. and Mrs. Trevor Mort left later for London, where the honeymoon is to b* spent amid the congratulations of their many friends. The number of presents were numerous and costly, amongst which were—Bride to Bridegrom, dressing case; Bridegroom to Bride, gold ring set with -opals. Bridegroom to Bridesmaid, gold pendant set with pearls and emeralds.

BLAENPENNAL. Harvest Festival.—Thanksgiving services were held at Blaenpennal church on Wed- nesday of last week when sermons were delivered by the Rev. E. Jones, Manor- do..ft. and the Rev. T. O. Evans, curate of Devil's Bridge. The Vicar, the Rev. D. G Dr. vies, also took part in the services. The organ was presided over by T. E. J. Davies, tiie Vicarage. The church had been beauti- fully decorated by Mrs. Davies, the Vicar- age, and Miss Davies, Tanygarreg and others.

GWNNWS. Agriculture.—On Tuesday last and the week before, Mr D. D. Williams, delivered two very interesting lectures at Gwnnws Church room. He chose for his subjects the "Cultivation and Improvement of soil," and the "Breeding of Cattle." There was a good attendance of farmers who followed the discourses with close attention and asked questions at the close. The meetings were presided over by the Rev. W. J. Wil- liams. A vote of thanks was passed to the lecturer on Tuesday week, on the proposi- tion of Mr. M. Ll. Willaims, Broncaradog, seconded by Mr. Parry, Penlan, and sup- ported by Mr. R. D. Herbert. I

PONTRHYDFENDIGAID. Sheep Dog Trials.—Sheep dog trials were held on Wednesday of last week on land kindly lent by Mr. D. Jenkins, Red lion Hotel and Mrs. Williams, Tygwyn. The president this year was Sir Edward Pryse, Bart, and the Vice-presidents, Messrs R. S. Rowland, The Garth; Ed. Evans, Aberyst- wyth Capt. Powell, Brynygog, and Captain Fossett Roberts, Aberystwyth. The com- petitions were judged by Mr. Dd. Davies, Poityn, and Mr. Thos. Jones, Clerddu, the starter being Mr. Morgan Jones, Dolyry- chain. The committee had Mr. John Thomas Cefnmeurig, for its chairman, and Mr. E. Jenkins, Llether, vice-chairman. Mr. C. Arch. The Abbey was the treasurer, and Mr. M. E. Jones, Wernfelen, the secretary. The list of awards is the following:—First class (open)-l, John Jones, Ddainllwyn, Llanddewibrefi; 2, Rhys Roberts, Tyncwm, Bont; 3, Wm. Hopkins, Botcoll. Devils Bridge; 4, Rhys Roberts; 5. Tom Lewis, Park.—Second class (open to dogs that have not won a first prize up to date of entry).- 1 John Jones, Drainllwyn; 2, Wm. Hop- kins; 3, J. Davies, Crug, Abergwessin; 4, and 5, divided between Dd. Roberts, Troed- rhiw, and Wm. Jones, Dolfawr. Third class, confined to the parishes of Caron Upper, Gwnnws Upper and Ystrad Meurig, dogs not to have competed at a previous meeting)—1, Rhys Roberts; 2, Rhys Wil- liams, Tycanol; 3, Dd. Roberts, Troedrhiw

VALE OF AERON. Funeral.—The death occurred suddenly on Tuesday of last week of Mr. Henry Owen, Tye-ain, at the age of seventy-two. At an inquest held on Thursday by Dr. Abel Evans, the coroner, a verdict or l>eath irom natural causes" was returned. He was the son of the late Mr. Evan Owen a well known leader of singing in his day. The deceased was a most genial soul. He be- longed to an age different to this, and though he beheld the wonders of the present day- the wireless telegraphy, the telephone, the motor cars and the flying machine-with a genuine sort of admiration—it cannot be said of him that he lived fully in it. The age in which he revelled in and of which he was now one of the few survivors, was that in which the men of the Aeron valley, in common with the people of South Cardigan- shire generally, went on foot to Hereford- shire to help the farmers in that county with their harvests. It is recorded of the de- ceased, which shows his prowess as an athlete that at the end of a tedious journey to Hereford, he was able to jump the entrance gate to a farmhouse, an ordeal which had to be undergone by one of the company before the rest could taste of the cider for which the county is famous. Those days are over. Geography fascinated him and his knowledge of that science, like Sam Weller's knowledge of London was "extensive and peculiar." He could dilate for hours on the great wall of China. His remains were interred at Ystrad Churchyard on Saturday, the ser- vice at the house being conducted by the Rev. Lewis Williams, Unitarian minister, Rhydygwin. The chief mourners were Mr. Evan Owen (son): Miss Gwen Owen (daugh- ter) Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Thomas. Carmar- then (son-in-law and daughter); Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Williams, Aberdare (son-in-law and daughter); Messrs. Henry Owen, Evan Owen and Thomas Thomas (grandchildren); Mrs. Williams, Cribyn (niece); Mr. Evan Williams, Oydach Vale (nephew); and Miss Bliz. Davies (sister-in-law).

CARDIGAN Marriage, of Qynalaw.—At Swansea on Thursday week. the marriage was solemnised between Mr. D. L. Jones (Cynalaw), Briton Ferry and Miss Harriet Richards, Morgan- street, Cardigan. The Temperance Association.—The officers elected for the ensuing year are, President, Rev. J. T. Gregory, Brynberian; treasurer, Mr. Ceredig Bvans, secretary, Rev. D. Basse bt, Penypark. BOARD OF GUADIANS. The fortnightly meeting of the Board of Guardians was held on Thursday, present Mr. B. Rees (in the chair); Messrs. H. O. Davies, J. Davies. Eglwyswrw; T. Evans, Cardigan. J. Matliias, J. L. Symsonds, T. Davies, Verwig; S. G. Davies, YV. Jenkins, Mount; E. James, Llandygwydd; B. James, Jonah Evans, T. Colby, T. Griffiths, Urias Richards, B. O. Gwynne. T. Davies, Nevern; D. Owens, J. Rees, Manordeifi; T. Lewis, and the Rev. J. D. Hughes. Statistics. Balance in the bank, zE142 9s lid. Out- relief for the past fortnight, £ 89 16s. 6d.; corresponding period last year, £ 95 4s 3d; decrease, £ o 7s. lid. Number of out-door paupers, 314: corresponding fortnight last year 343, decrea 29. Vagrants relieved during the fortnight in lodging-house, 24; in Workhouse, OtJ; total, 79; last year, 115. Master's Report. The Master reported that there were 40 in the House, as compared with 44 last year. The number of vagrants relieved during the fortnight was 55, as agamst 56 last year. Revs. J. Thomas Kilgerran, and D. Hughes, Blaenwaun, conducted Divine service at the House during the past fortnight. Removal of a Lunatic. Arising out of a bill for the conveying of a lunatic to the Asylum from Oaermaria, Mr. B. O. Gwynne enquired whether that was cheaper than rail, as some ratepayers had drawn his attention to the matter. Mr. G. G. Davies said the cost of the car was £1 16s., but by rail it came to about 7s. a head

k. v i THE PREMIER FOODS OF THEIR CLASS." W J —See "Medical Times," 26th June, 19()9. PLASMON COCOA PERFECTION OF FLAVOUR, 90 per tin. 1F*5l H MUCH greater nutritive value than ordinary Cocoa." I ————— —"British Medical Journal," 19tb Feb., 1910- I iB. PLASMON OATS rod. per pkt. THE RKST THAT SCOTLAND GROWS. < />ormtmsfy'increasedin food value by the addition of Pla^mon.Lancet ^husk or fibre. 4 Minutes boiling only required. V VB "Simply viagnipcent,—Sir J. t M.D. W ¥ 1 TTjASMON" I* 7 SED BY THE ROYAL FAMILY' and r its uUf.niii'ble everywhere.

How if Tickles the Palate. The preliminary announcement of the re- sults of the experiments conducted at the request of the Local Government Board for Ireland during the past year, in the School °l "kysio,?gy, Trinity College. Dublin, as to the nutritive value of Bovril, and com- municated to the British Association at Sheffield ("Times" report, September 3rd), has created considerable interest amongst the Medical Profession. In order to secure a decisive test, dogs T6-1" j jrst t,rou?ht to a constant weight on dried dog biscuit mixed with known quan- tities of water. Bovril—from 2\ to 7\ tities of water. Bovril—from 21 to n grammes was then added to the food, with the result that the weight of the animals went up as much as 50 to 100 grammes, or. in round numbers. 10 to 20 times the weight of the Bovril given. Afterwards Bovril was discontinued, and the animals fell back to the original weight. Compared with the effect of hard-boiled white of egg, it was found that from 8 to 10 times as much by weight, of the latter had to be given to obtain the same increase in weight, or, taking the dried organic solids in the two foods, from 2! to 4 times as much egg white had to be given to obtain the Bovril effect. In several of the experiments there was a retention of reserve nitrogen, and in all an increased utilisation of other foods. It was therefore concluded that Bovril had both a direct and an indirect nutritive value, the latter bv causing a more complete digestion and absorption of the other food given.

ABERAYRON Personal.—On Saturday last, Mr. T. Har- old Evans, B.A and Garfield Dtavies, B.A., left for Abergwili, to prepare for the minis- try in the Church of England. All their friends wish them God speed in their new departure. The Railway.—Last Thursday a number of the G.W.R. and of the Lampeter and Aber- ayron Railway officials journeyed down as 1 far as the bridge by the station field in a. corridor and dining car to inspect the line, which now draws towards completion. Thel railway will be opened for traffic soon. Thanksgiving Services. Thanksgiving services were held at the C.M. Ohapel at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, and 10, 2, and 6 on Thursday of last week; also at Peniel Con- gregational Chapel, at 2 and 6 p.m. on Thursday. Trinity Church held their preaching services on Friday evening last. The preachers were Rev Mr Richards, curate of Lampeter, and Mr. Davies, vicar of Ystrad A sermon was preached by the Rev. T. Jen- kins, son of Capt. Jenkins, "Alicia," at the C.M. Chapel, Llanddewi-Aberarth, on Fri- day evening. Buil,ding.-Most of the new houses which ar built by Messrs. Jones and Thomas, con- tractors, have been sold by this time, and will be ready for the occupiers in a very short time. A few families are coming from Glamorganshire to occupy some of the houses, others are. old residents, who have prospered in the world, and are leaving their old tenements for new and more sub- stantial residences to enjoy the rest of their lives. Some of the bread-winners are at sea, and have not yet seen their new homes having given plenary powers to their wives, knowing full well that they are more capable of undertaking such transactions. Very few sailors can manage 'land affairs as well as their wives. Wedding.— A pretty wedding took place on Tuesday of last week at Peniel Congregational Chapel, the contracting parties being Miss Eliza- beth Thomas, daughter of Mr and Mrs. Evan Thomas, Pier Cottage. Aberayron, and Mi- David Jones, Oydach Vale, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jones, Tangaulan, Capel Bangor. The l ceremony was performed by the Rev. T. Gwilym Bvans. pastor, in the presence of Mr J. M. Howell, registrar. The bride was given away by her father, and was attended by three bridesmaids, namely, Miss Ellen Thomas (sister); Miss Jones, Dolphin House and a young niece of the bridegroom. The bridegroom wa-s attended by his brother, Mr John Jones, The /Poplars, Llanilar, as best man. After the ceremony a reception was held at the birde's home, Pier House. The bride and bridegroom were the recipients of numerous presents.

Mrs. Edward Davies, of Llandinam has in- formed the residents of Llanfair Caereinion that she and the Misses Davies contemplate presenting Llanfair with a public hall and social institute in memory of the late Mr. Evan Jones of Trewythen, and of Mrs. Davies of Bivaneirion, grandparents of the Misses Davies, and former residents of Llanfair parish.

Make Your Own Hair Tonic A SPECIALIST'S ADVICE. In a recent issue the Lady's Realm" published a special article on the care of the hair in which was given the formula for the hair in which was given the formula for a home-made hair tonic that was highly re- commended for its remarkable hair-growing I properties, as well as for stopping falling ¡ hair revitalizing the hair roots, and des- troying the dandruff germ. This article was of special interest to me, as the formula was one which I, myself, have seen used in I countless cases with most astonishing bene- I fit, thus confirming my belief that home- made hair preparations are the best. For the benefit of those who have not seen it before, I give the formula herewith. Procure from your chemist a four-ounce bott'e containing three ounces of Bay Rum, one ounce of Lavona de Gompossee (Smith's and i dram Menthol Crystals. Dissolve the crystals in the Bay Rum, and then add the Lavona de Composee; shake thoroughly and apply night and morning to the roots of the hair, rubbing into the scalp with the finger tips. This preparation contains no colour- ing matter, but restores grey hair to its original colour by its action on the hair roots. If you desire it perfumed, add half a spoonful of French Fon Fleur perfume, which combines perfectly with the other in- gredients, and imparts a most pleasing scent. ( DII not apply where hair not desired.

CHIPS OF NEWS. The death occurred on Saturday of Major General W. E. Warrand, R.E., at Westhorpc Hall, Southwell, at the age of seventy-nine. | The new city organ, erected at a cost of £5,000, through the munificence of Sir Jesse Boot, was opened at the Albert JiaH, Nottingham, on Saturday. Two boys were playing at a wharf near Black- friars on Saturday afternoon, when one of them, William Riley, aged nine, fell into the Thames and was drowned. At Southmead, near Bristol, a car was being driven along the main road, when a boy, named James Clark, was knocked down and died soon afterwards. Mr. John Kelsall has intimated his intention of standing as an Independent Unionist Labour candidate for Stafford at the next General Election. William Coombos, assistant overseer for the parish of Sugdale, has been committed for trial on a charge of embezzlement from the Ponte- fract Board of Guardians. The Paris Matin says that the works which are to be undertaken in connection with the enlargement of the Kiel Canal will reach an esti- mated cost of more thas £ 11,500,000 sterling. Mr. Victor Grayson, speaking at Heywood on Saturday night, declared that Mr. Lloyd George and Mr. Winston Churchill were preaching Socialism, but were dressing it up in the guise of Liberalism. A verdi«t of suicide while of unsound mind was returned at the inquest, at Cheshunt, on George Scott, an insurance agent, who shot him- self in Theobalds Park, Waltham Cross. Socialist-revolutionary propaganda have been discovered in a number of provincial Orthodox seminaries in Russia, three of which-in Zhito- mir, Samara, and Pskoff-c-Jhave recently been closed. The Prime Minister has received from the Church Association a resolution calling on the Government to prevent the entry into this coun- try of "Religious Orders expelled from Portugal. Important secret experiments, says a Birken- head correspondent, have been carried out by Mr. Hazlehurst, with the consent of the Mersey Dock Board, with a new explosive, enabling tor- pedoes to pentrate the guard nets and wound a battleship. The Home Secretary, writing to the Liverpool Town Clerk, explaining the delay in appointing a new stipendiary for the city, suggests that the City Council should fix the salary and incre- ments, in order to avoid periodical disoussions from partisan or sectarian standpoints. A fine seal has been shot in the Trent near Newark after a hunt which lasted two days. Madame Sarah Bernhardt, the famous Frenon actress, celebrated her sixty-fifth birthday on Sunday. Baskets of English black grapes were sold at the low price of threepence per pound at Covent Garden on Saturday. The annual Trafalgar Day Church Parade of the Lesion of Frontiersmen was held on Sunday at St. -Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar-square. Mr. (3. G. Miles, one of the best-known agri- oulturots in Suffolk, feB down dead while super- intending threshing operations on his farm at Alburgh. A showman's assistant named William Head- ley was crushed to death by a road traction- engine between Stockton-on-Tees and West Hartlepool on Saturday. Hartlepool on Saturday. The Frenoh Minister of War has decided to' appoint an aeronautical military inspector, who will have control of the entire aeroplane and dirigible balloon service. William Broome was sentenoed to death at the Buoks Assizes on Saturday for the murder of Isabella Wilson, an aged woman, in her second- hand clothes shop at Slough. According to the quarterly report of the Pub- lic Health Committee of the London County Council, there has been no case of smallpox in London since the end of June. General Booth has appointed Colonel Uns- worth as editor in chief of the four weekly Capers and the five monthly magazines published y the Salvation Army in London. Four logs of timber which were sent from Harwich to Cardiff on Saturday weighed four tons each, and the largest measured 73ft. Six rail- way trucks were necessary for their conveyance. Stevenson defeated Inman by 1,093 points in the contest for the Billiards Control Club's gold cup at the Holborn Town Hall on Saturday night. The trophy was presented by Lord Alver- stone, the Lord Chief Justice. John Thomas Neville, who on Thursday night murdered his three-year-old son Sidney, and seriously wounded his son Joseph, aged nine, and subsequently cut his throat, died on Sunday morning at St. Mary's Hospital. A deputation from the Watford Urban Coun- cil recently visited Vienna and Milan to inquire into the working of railless tramcars, with a view to their adoption at Watford. The Council have decided not to entertain the proposal by a majority of fourteen to, five. Threshing operations at Sandford, Devon, re- vealed the fact that all but eight bushels of corn in a large rick had been eaten by rats, 200 of which were killed. A violoncello which local experts believe to be a genuine: Stradivarius has been purchased by a colliery joiner at Newbiggin, Northumberland, for £ 1. At, Kingston, a chauffeur named George James Jeffries has been remanded on a charge of wantonly driving a motor-car and causing, serious injuries to a cyclist named Ldmund Gill. The death is announced from Ottawa of Major Bruce Carruthois at Kingston. The Major served with distinction in the Boer Wftr. He received the praise of Lord Kitchener. Lord Gladstone arrived at Capetown on Satur- day morning, this being his first official welcome there. His Excellency was greeted by the heads of the military, administrative, and civic departments. I Some remarkable shooting was witnessed at Trent range, Nottingham, on Saturday, at the annual match between teams of twenty a side representing Lancashire and Middlesex, both making scores betting the world's record. A German steward named Friedrich Wommls- dorf was shot aead on Sunday evening on board the steamer Forest Moor, of London, vv i 11. e the vessel was in the Albert Dock at Hull, ana tne second officer of the ship, Austin Scott, has been arrested. The German military airship M 3 on Sunday made an experimental trip from Berlin to- Gotha in 6hr. 35min., but was damaged in alighting. It is announced lrom Cambridge that 1,128 freshmen have matriculated at the University. A Lloyd's telegram from Havana states that the Cuban gunboat Cespedes has been wreeked near Colorados, and nearly all her crew drowned. Dr. C. W. Saleeby, speaking on Sunday at Whitefield's men's meeting, declared that Lon- don was the healthiest city in the world, with a I steadily and persistently falling death-rate. A telegram from Sofia states that the munici- pality and inhabitants of the town of Krakouri, Bulgaria, has proclaimed a Reoublic. k;narleb Lees, described as a solicitor s mana- ging clerk, of Balham, was at Croydon sentenced to three months' imprisonment for negleoting his four children by not providing them with ade- quate food and clothing. Workers in the British Isles had, at the end of 1907, invested E475,000,000 in friendly and other societies and saving banks, said Mr. W. E. Horne, M.P., at a benefit society dinner at Guildford on Saturday. The children in the elementary schools of Nor- folk have contributed L37 14s. 3a. to the Norfolk King Edward memorial fund. When leaving the Sunderland Cemetery after attending a funeral on Saturday, Mr. John Grant remarked to a friend: "I will go and see the finish of the football match." Five minutes after reaching the ground he fell dead. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cartlidge, of Stoke- upoa-Trent, Market Drayton, celebrated their diamond wedding on Sunday. Mr. Cartlidge's wages when he married were 8s. a week, and they have never been more than 15s. Be has nine children.

OCTOBER RHYMES. A good October and a strong blast To blow the hog, acorn and mast." Mirny haws Many snaws, Many sloes, Many cold toes." I

AGRICULTURAL NOTES. BY A PRACTICAL FARMER. THE MANGOLD CPOP. Though it needs a fairly frost to hurt mangolds, they are best lifted and carted by the middle of November, a it is usual on many farms to begin t!n 'ven; with 17- the commencement of October. Lifting them is a very costly affair, but if the yield is good, even though there is mr.ch dsmaMfl at the time for labour, the crop pays bet'er In an the richest wheat harvest. At this growers will, no doubt, reflect on the :»•••• ■ .iges of planting this heavy er^n on laj(i from which carting is easy, and w!■:o.b is nc. a. r:re<;c dis- tance from the buildings or pons where the roots will be stored or "consumed as they are brought from the clamps. M;\ugolds require to be carefully handled, as all ,t,oor! labourers ought to know. The safety of roots in heap is secured bv fint covering them with a thin layer of straw or other rough herb- age, and placing nine or ten inches of soil over it. Such a heap should he tha.tched with 6in. deep of straw, and the distance from the outside to the roots will then be about lFin. The crost or apex of the heap should be left without any earth, for the straw is doubled at the ridge and rises above the roots at the summit. Rp.ts are a great nuisance in those clamps, and grow both larg and fat on the sweet and nutritious diet. Poison is the best method of keeping them in check, but great care must be exer- cised where it is used, BASIC SLAG. Judging by appearance, nothing could be more unpromising as a fertiliser than basic slag, but it is a remarkably efficacious plios- phatic manure when in proper condition, and has' come into extensive use during recent years. It is best applied at the present time, and the most satisfactory results are obtain- able from it en old pastures, composed mainly of coarse grasses, weeds, and moss, and on low-lying black land which is deficient in lime. The effects of the manure are most noticeable in the improvement of the "sole" or bottom, fine grasses and clover almost en- tirely replacing the inferior herbage which composed the pasture. Applications should be at the rate of from 5cwt. to lOcwt. per acre. Purchasers of this fertiliser should beware of deficient and worthless slags, which are some- times sold at tempting low prices and re- present good money thrown away. A new leaflet has been published by the Irish Department of Agriculture (copies may be obtained free from Upper Merrion-street, Dublin), which states clearly the features on which the value of basic slag depends. The first of them is the total percentage of phos- phate of lime; the second is the percentage of that phosphate of lime which, under certain conditions, is soluble in a 2 per cent. solution of citric acid; the third is the fineness to which the slag is ground. Figures referring to each of these points should be supplied with quotations for the slag, and they should be guaranteed in the invoice. It is easy to see what the guarantee is worth. No slag should be used in which less than 80 per cent. of the phosphates are soluble, or which shows lesa than 80 per cent. of fineness. It may be added, however, that a slag which is guaran- teed to contain 34 per cent. of soluble phos- phates is practically of equal value to one guaranteed to contain 42 per cent. total phosphates of which 80 per cent. are soluble in a 2 per cent. solution of citric acid. The condition of being finely ground is the same in both cases. SUFFOLK SHEEP. The success of some breeds of British live stock in attracting the notice of foreign buyers-more than others is undoubtedly due to the energy of the individual societies de- voted to their interests. The committees of some of the Sheep Societies might well take a hint from the Suffolk Sheep Society, which, with great enterprise, issued pamphlets in English, French, and Spanish relating to the Suffolk sheep, specially for distribution this year at the Brussels International Exhibition to supplement the section of the photographic advertising scheme organised by the Board of Agriculture, and at the Argentine Interna- tional Jttxnibition at ralermo m conjunction with an exhibit of yearling rams. The pamphlet contains valuable records of the breed's per- formances and capabilities, and there was at Brussels, at any rate, a brisk demand for it. The publication, which was written by Mr. K. J. J. Mackenzie, embraces just the class of statistics which those unacquainted with the breed require, showing fecundity, hardi- ness, early maturity, and live and dead weights, while evidence of a convincing nature is adduced as to the quality of Suffolk mutton. The success of the Suffolk breed ia the carcase competitions at Smithfield is re- markable. Animals of this breed have won the championship in these contests every year since 1902, except in 1907 and 1909, and pure- bred Suffolks or Suffolk crosses have been re- served for the championship since 1900, aleo with two exceptions. In the class for short- wool lambs Suffolks have won the first prito for ten years in succession, and of the thirty- six prizes offered in the same period all but seven have been secured by Suffolk lambs. PIGS. It is a remarkable fact that although British farmers have been urged for the past year or more to keep pigs, almost as if that was their only hope oi avoiding bankruptcy, the number of breeding sows in the country is still very small. Whether the tide will turn during the coming eight months remains to be seen; it will not be the fault of many able writers and speakers on the subject if it does not. A proof of the growing interest in the subject is furnished by the appearance within a few days of one another of two new books. After studying one or the other or both of these, he would be a very strong- minded man who could remain indifferent to the opportunities of the pig-keeper. One of them, entitled Pigs, Pigsties, and Pork," is by Mr. G. Mayall, M.R.C.V.S., and is pub- I it 3s. Gd. by Messrs. Bailliere, Tindall and Cox. The other is Profitable Pig-Breed- ing and Feeding," by Mr. Thomas Allefi, and is published at the same price by Mr. L. Upcott Gill. Both authors are full of the fact that British purchases of oversea piff products cost about £ 20,000,000 a year, ana I that a large share, if not all, of this might be supplied by pig owners in these islands. I should be sorry in any way to suggest that they are misguided. The British agricultural industry has been and is making great im- provement financially, yet there are many sources of income which are not bfeing drawn upon as they might well be, and as I hope soon to see. Still, I think that for several reasons pig owners have not acted blindly in reducing their stock or in giving up the busi- ness for the time being. As it happened, those who did so have missed the chances afforded by the present high prices, but no doubt they have devoted their attention to other means of making profit. Farmers as much as other traders are quite capable of looking after their own interests. There is one real gain from the recent pig shortage. Advar.i-a;re has (or ought to have) been taken of the high prices to sell the "wasters," the pigs of no pedigree, which a few years ago formed so large a proportion or tne pig popu- lation. A good number also of the wretched hovels in which these animals lived their miserable existence have been demolished. So that the revival in pig-keeping for which the authors and others are pleading with so much enthusiasm will start under much better conditions than might have been the case. Acting on the advice contained in these excellent volumes, intending pig-owners will obtain sows only of accredited strain, and will put them in pig with boars that have the proper qualities and vigour for the making of good marketable stock. They will provide themselves with buildings in which the pigs can be kept clean, warm, and dry, and where through having proper drainage ana ventilation tne animals can live in the best of health and fatten quickly. Mr. Mayall's book is particularly valuable on ac- count of his knowledge and practical experi- ence as a vet., and the chapters on diseases are thoroughly up-to-date and reliable. Mr. Allen writes with the experience of a breeder of high-class pigs, and readers of his book I can consider themselves fortunate to find so much valuable information (much of it not at all well known) placed at their disposal One or both of these cheap, well-illustrated books should be in the hands of all who propose to respond to the advice "Keep ig8 1, t

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return, and then there was the cab from the railway station to the asylum. It was only in violent cases he took a motor, but when everything was taken into account there was not much difference between that and by rail. The car took the patient up to the institution but with the train there was the change at Whitland to be considered.—On the motion of Mr. Jonah Evans, seconded by the Rev. J. D. Hughes, it was resolved to empower the officer to engage a motor when he con- sidered it necessary to do so.—Replying to the Rev. J. D. Hughes, Mr. Davies said that was not the only case from Caermaria. There was one who was up there about eight months ago. He was not paid anything, but was given his food and clothing. After the man left there he was at the Priory for about two years. He left the district then, but came back and now he was at the Work- house.—Rev. J. D. Hughes thought they might get into trouble by spending the rate- payers' money in that way, and to their dis- advantage if they had many cases of the kind. He took it that these men were not Monks, but were employed in the ordinary way to do certain work and paid wages. The system was wrong seeing that they were ,being called upon to give relief in such cases. There should be some protection, otherwise they would be spending money very unwise- ly he should imagine. He was not speaking against the institution, as he had no cause to. They ought to open their eyes before the matter went much further, or they might have a number of these strangers who would become chargeable to the rates.—The matter was left in the hands of the Clerk to look into. Medical Officer. A letter was read from the Local Govern- ment Board regarding the re-appointment of Dr. Stephens as medical officer of the institu- tion. and pointing out that as he was not a resident in the district they would like the Guardians to pass a resolution on the matter setting forth their reasons for doing so.-The matter was left in the hands of the Clerk to reply to. Appeal Withdrawn. A letter was read from Mr. 'W. J. Wil- liams stating that as his witnesses were not able to be present at the Quarter Sessions next Thursday Mr. Potter had withdrawn the notice of apneal he had given against the assessment of the Black Lion Hotel. Telephonic Communication. The Clerk said that some years ago a suggestion was made by Mr. Bircham that telephonic communication should be estab- lished between the Workhouse and the medical officer and the clerk. A representa- tive of the Postmaster General had been down in Cardigan inviting subscribers to have the telephone in the town. He should like to know if the guardians would adopt it or not. It was decided that a committee of the Chairman, Mr. B. O. Gwynne, and the Revs. J. Williams and J. D. Hughes should go into the question and report by the next meeting. Appeals. The Clerk reported that for the Assess- ment Committee next Thursday there were in all about 40 appeals, and of that number 32 were by Mr. J V. Colby, Ffynone. A letter was read from Mary Anne Jones pointing out that she had been paid less than she was entitled to. She wanted the salary as advertised, without any deductions. Did Not Want a Pension. The Clerk said that the salaries of the officers of the union were liable to a. deduc- tion of 2 per cent, under the superannuation fund. Miss Jones it seemed did not want anything taken out of her salary nor did she want a pension.—-The Chairman said that j xP according to the advertisement, and there was nothing said about deductions in that.—On the motion of the Rev. J. D. Hughes, seconded by Mr. T. Evans, it was resolved that the balance due to her be paid. mmmmm——